05-25-2023, 07:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-25-2023, 07:37 PM by Punaperson.)
To MyManao: I didn't mean understanding 'the geothermal sub-zone land classification' when I wrote due diligence. I meant checking out the neighborhood where you're planning to buy a house, and finding out there is a major power plant next door.
I agree about the idea of an undersea transmission cable idea being revisited. I know that crossing the Alenuihaha Channel is a major challenge to get reliable power from the Big Island to Oahu. Ulupalakua Ranch on Maui has been studied as a possible alternative to the Puna Geothermal Plant. The wells would have to be deeper, but the neighbors/residents are cattle, there is less need for heavy duty transmission lines, and an easier path for the undersea cables.
I agree about the idea of an undersea transmission cable idea being revisited. I know that crossing the Alenuihaha Channel is a major challenge to get reliable power from the Big Island to Oahu. Ulupalakua Ranch on Maui has been studied as a possible alternative to the Puna Geothermal Plant. The wells would have to be deeper, but the neighbors/residents are cattle, there is less need for heavy duty transmission lines, and an easier path for the undersea cables.